Lanxess appoints Fink to management board

Dr Hubert Fink, head of Lanxess AG’s Advanced Industrial Intermediates business unit, will become the fourth member of the company’s Board of Management on 1 October. Fink’s area of responsibility on the board will cover the Advanced Intermediates segment, including the Advanced Industrial Intermediates and Saltigo business units, and the High Performance Materials business unit; he will also assume responsibility for the Global Procurement & Logistics group function and the Production, Technology, Safety and Environment (PTSE) group function, which combines all production-related services.

Fink’s appointment was confirmed by the Lanxess Supervisory Board. “In Hubert Fink, we have appointed an experienced expert from within the company to join the Board of Management of Lanxess AG,” commented Supervisory Board chairman Dr Rolf Stomberg. “His expertise in chemistry and technology will be a valuable asset to the Board of Management. The Supervisory Board wishes him every success in his new position.”

Matthias Zachert, chairman of the company’s Board of Management, added: “Hubert Fink is an excellent authority on our products, production processes and markets. He was with Lanxess from the very beginning and knows our company inside out. This will help us make even swifter progress with Lanxess’ realignment.”

Hubert Fink joined Bayer AG in 1988. After holding various positions in production, plant engineering and the corporate staff division, he became head of Global Operations Semi-Crystalline Products in the Bayer Polymers subgroup in 2002. When the Lanxess organisation was set up following the spin-off of Bayer’s chemicals division and part of the polymers segment in 2004, Fink became head of the Semi-Crystalline Products business unit. He has headed the Advanced Industrial Intermediates business unit since 2011.